League shuts down Alexandria Aces

ALEXANDRIA — United League Baseball has shut down the Alexandria Aces for the rest of the season but with plans to return the team to Alexandria in 2014.

The Associated Press

ALEXANDRIA — United League Baseball has shut down the Alexandria Aces for the rest of the season but with plans to return the team to Alexandria in 2014. League CEO John Bryant said on Thursday the public will not attend professional baseball at Bringhurst Field in its current condition. The Aces were averaging about 200 fans a game at Bringhurst Field, which was built in 1933. Part of the park had been deemed unsafe last summer, when the city had a franchise — also called the Aces. The United League agreed to play this season in Bringhurst despite the condition of the stadium. Late last year, the city of Alexandria solicited bids for proposed changes to Bringhurst.